Trump's unprecedented campaign pitch: Elect me to be your revenge on the government ( abcnews.go.com )

nymwit , 11 months ago

"He captured this feeling of people who are tired of being lied to, tired of being lied to by politicians and officeholders of both political parties," Lotter said. "And they were sick and tired of another poll-tested Washington creation politician. ... I think he taps into that, and he has been able to keep that going."

I've got to be more careful. I've just woken up after facepalming so hard I lost consciousness. So they want to be lied to by a mass media created and tested politician instead?

I'm a little worried about the state level elector shenanigans that have played out since 2020. Is it possible we'll see a state ignore it's own voters?

Maya , 11 months ago

No, they just want someone who will appeal to the common person as maybe caring.

I said it during his initial campaign run. A “business man” as leader of the country isn’t a horrible thing. Trump and many others are horrible picks for that role though. People will reject that because government isn’t supposed to be for profit but it really is. As taxpayers we just need to rethink what “profit” looks like to us. Universal healthcare, UBI, proper investment in the country, proper ma/pa ternity leave can easily be taxpayer funded and on and on. A good leader will stifle borrowing by the US and make some headway towards our enormous debt while still finding something that works for us as voters.